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Limaformosa capensis (Cape File Snake)

Synonyms: Gonionotophis capensis; Gonionotophis capensis capensis; Heterolepis capensis; Heterolepis gueinzii; Mehelya capensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Mehelya capensis, commonly known as the Cape file snake, is a species of large, non-venomous snake endemic to Africa, belonging to the family Colubridae. It is one of several species in the genus Mehelya, all of which are considered varieties of file snake. File snakes are set apart by their unusual scale patterns.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2.996 lbs (1.359 kg)
Gestation [1]  3 months 5 days
Litter Size [1]  9
Maximum Longevity [1]  11 years

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♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0